Domestic water use in a rural village in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with an emphasis on spatial patterns, sharing of water, and factors in water use

• Main Authors: Gazzinelli Andréa (Author), Souza Márcia Christina C. (Author), Nascimento Iara (Author), Sá Ilcéia Ribeiro (Author), Cadete Matilde Meire Miranda (Author), Kloos Helmut (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

This paper examines the relationship between domestic water use and socioeconomic, environmental, and spatial parameters at the household level in a small rural village in northern Minas Gerais State. Five methods are used ­ direct observation, household interviews, self-reporting by households, reg...